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Joe King Carrasco y Colectivo Chihuahua, “Mariachi Blues” (Anaconda). The latest from the onetime nuevo-wavo MTV star is his first album since 2015’s “Chiliando,” and it’s an intriguing change of pace. There’s less Tex-Mex synthesis here, and more straight-ahead bluesy, guitar-based rock & roll. Recorded at studios in France, Mexico and Central Texas, “Mariachi Blues” features Carrasco on guitar, bass and keyboards, with engineer Luis Murillo on drums and percussion throughout. Carrasco co-produced with Murillo and Rick Del Castillo, who handled bass and keyboards on a couple of tracks. Highlights include the deep blues groover “Dallas (Seen the Last of Me)”; the rhythmic reggae accents of “John Dillinger”; the sociopolitical overtones of the pre-release single “King King”; the 1970s-Latin-rock ton